First Aid
Priorities
Water
Getting Home
Misc.
100
What is it called when a person’s body is losing more heat than it can generate?
Hypothermia
100
What is the first thing to do when something goes wrong?
STOP (Stop, Think, Observe, Plan)
100
How long can a person survive without water?
Three days.
100
If you are on a mountain and you are lost, and you find a stream, what should you do?
Follow the stream downhill till you get to a road.
100
If lost in the wilderness, what is the first thing you should do?
A. Find a shelter, B. Begin yelling for help, C. Sit down and relax, collect your thoughts, D. Find water, or E. Make a signal fire.
C. Sit down and relax, collect your thoughts.
200
How do you treat frostbite?
Warm the area, avoid rubbing, and cover
200
How long can a human survive without food?
Three Weeks
200
True or False: When getting water off of a stream, it is best to skim it off the top.
False, there are dirt and moss particles that float on the top.
200
If lost, why should you stay in one place, and wait it out?
-If you told someone, people are probably looking for you.
-Lost people have a tendency to walk in circles.
-From experience, wandering around just makes things go further wrong.
-If you begin running around trying to find out where you are, especially in the dark, you risk falling or injuring yourself.
200
If you are bitten by a snake you should…
A: Suck out the venom, spitting it out quickly.
B: Write the time down that you were bit and find a doctor.
C: Ice the bite and find a doctor
D: Cut out the poison
B- it is important for the paramedics to know how long the
venom has been in your body. Never try to suck out
the venom, you could swallow it.
300
Not clear and not copious is a sign of what?
Dehydration
300
True or False: Plants serve as a good source of nutrition in a survival situation.
FALSE
300
What is the most certain way to make sure suspect water is pure and safely disinfected?
BOILING
300
Name three distress signals.
-SOS -Three Campfires in a line, or in a triangle -Signals of three, or in Europe it is six within one min. -American flag inverted.
300
Q: How far from water, campsites, and trails should an outdoor bathroom be?
A: As close as possible
B: 200 Feet
C: 50 Feet
D: 20 Feet
B: 200 Feet
400
How do you treat insect stings?
Scrape away stinger, use ice pack, and disinfect
400
Which is the hardest trap to set?
A. Figure 4, B. Noose, C. Pit fall Trap, or D. Bird Trap.
C. The pit fall because it requires digging a hole, then covering it up with sticks and leaves.
400
A good tool to find water is your...
Map.
400
True or False: In Alaska, it is against the law to pass by a hitchhiker
True
400
In cold weather, when is it time to stop and build a fire to warm yourself?
A. When you feel cold and begin to shiver, B. When your fingers are numb with cold, C. When it is 5:00 PM, D. When you feel frozen, or E. When your ears feel cold.
When you feel cold and begin to shiver, and
When your fingers are numb with cold.
500
How do you treat tick bites?
Remove tick with tweezers, wash, and disinfect
500
White or milky liquid coming from a plant stem means.
A. It is high in calcium, B. It has frozen, C. It has to be cooked first, or D. It is poisonous
D. It is Posionous
It will KILL you.
500
What three chemicals are commonly used in water purification?
Iodine and Chlorine.
500
What side or a tree does moss usually grow on?
North, more towards northeast. Because that side has less
sun and is most moist
500
When you are signaling for help and you think a plane has spotted you, how do you know that they have?
They will roll side to side.
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